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Replying to: marig0107 (Apr 21, 2007 5:06 am) Meanwhile, enjoy your MUCH smaller CR-V. 
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Replying to: hansienna (Jun 14, 2007 2:24 pm) I bet they are. And the extra 5 MPG that comes with it!
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jun 14, 2007 6:48 pm) I bet they are. And the extra 5 MPG that comes with it! lol....did I miss something here! I thought this board was dead! Thanx I am super loving my much smaller CRV with way more cargo room and one less kid in the car to shuttle around...woohooo, teen driver, right BTW, dh is driving around that caravan. Let's see last year was the a/c finally got fixed after the third year of repairs, last year was the brake work repair and now this year is the power steering. But I told dh he is not allowed another repair. So hopefully we'll be able to afford a used car. And teen driver will be driving the 93 dodge shadow! How's that for keeping a car around??? 
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Replying to: marig0107 (Jun 16, 2007 11:09 am) The only thing that would worry me about that would be lack of safety features. I'd at least want a car with dual airbags for a new driver.
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A (good) dilemma: Have verbally negotiated a good deal on a new Honda Odyssey, however have just recently been offered a family van (the Chrysler) for $10,000 less. Seems like a no-brainer to go the cheaper route - the Chrysler only has 27k miles on it. But I'm still a little leary about the Chrysler product's reliability over the long haul. If you were in a similar situation, would you go the new van route or save the cash and go with the 3yr old model? |
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Replying to: bhs1975 (Jul 09, 2007 7:04 pm) |
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The deal we have worked out with Honda is about $1000 under invoice. The KBB indicates the Chrysler would have stickered about $6k more, yes....yet I think this Chrysler held some value from the low miles on it. After speaking with the seller, the difference I calculate is now $13,000, and if you compared to Honda's sticker, it would be about $16,000. I'm just now trying to do analysis on cost of ownership on this used car to determine whether the current savings would dwindle next to zero over the next 5 years. Resale value after 5 years could make up a huge difference in the numbers, but I'm not sure if it would be that significant. |
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Replying to: bhs1975 (Jul 09, 2007 7:04 pm) Combined the above repairs total to about thirty-four hundred dollars (and change), which given the mileage is awfully darned inexpensive. Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: bhs1975 (Jul 09, 2007 7:04 pm) The lack of Stow N Go in the 04 is a big negative for me, and the fold flat third row comes in handy more times than you think... |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jun 16, 2007 6:39 pm) The only thing that would worry me about that would be lack of safety features. I'd at least want a car with dual airbags for a new driver. I think with just the one airbag, this is a good starter car. It will be a long while before he's driving anyone around, particularly other teens. It is certainly a whole lot safer and better than any car I started out with. That said, I am prone to the paranoid and now you have started up my paranoid zone.  Thank God for the school buses, that he will use daily for school! That limits car time to work and home only....
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